July 5th, 2011 @ admin // No Comments
ISLAM AS THE ONLY WAY TO PARADISE
On the way to Paradise, one cannot ignore God. God invites man to accept His message and not to ignore His messengers: ‘ Say: ‘ “If you (really) love God, follow me: God will love you, and forgive your sins, for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ Say: ‘Obey God and His Messenger;’ but if they turn back, God loves not those who reject Faith.”The Quran, 3: 31-32 God also declares that He will only accept Islam:
“ And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of Him, and in the Afterlife he will be one of the losers.”
The Quran, 3: 85 “The (accepted) Religion before God is Islam”
The Quran, 3: 19 The Prophet clearly says in this regard:
“I swear by the One who holds my soul in His hand: Everyone that hears of me and still does not accept my Message will belong to the people of Jahannam.” The question is, why does God only accept Islam as the way to Janna? Why must we accept the message of Prophet Muhammad? There is only one God, and He gave man only one religion. This religion was transmitted to man by different Prophets in different eras and in different places. They all taught: There is only one God, He the Almighty, the Merciful, who is above all, for he created everything. He does not resemble any man, anything, and does not have any Partner or any kindred. This life is a trial. Afterwards, there is only Janna or Jahannam for all eternity. Janna is for everyone who accepted the Message of God. Jahannam is for everyone who denied the Message of God. This religion is “Islam”, which was not named after a specific person, or a nation, or a country or a tribe, for all people and all countries are equal before God. The word “Islam” derives from the Arabic root “slm” (pronounced “sa-la-ma”), from which three different meanings can be derived:
a) “to submit oneself ”
b) “purity”
c) “peace.” “Islam” comprises these three meanings, because: a person that devotes himself to God and worships Him purely (i.e. solely Him) will live in peace and tranquility in this life and in the Hereafter. Therefore, he or she is a “Muslim”. Every Prophet was given a specific version of this religion. The difference between the versions lies only in the details of their respective prohibitions and commandments. Prophet Muhammad was sent with the last version. He is the new bearer of the same flag that all the other prophets before him defended their entire lives, and under which they served.
Tags: Islam, Jahannam, Janna, Prophet Muhammad
